Farrokhzad Jahangiri
فرخزاد جهانگیری
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 1980-07
- Place of death
- Tehran (+2 more)
- Hometown
- Tehran
- Event
- Nojeh coup executions memorial (+3 more)
- Profession
- Major Pilot in the Imperial Iranian Air Force
- Cause of death
- Executed by firing squad
Biography
Farrokhzad Jahangiri was a Major and F-4 Phantom pilot in the Imperial Iranian Air Force who participated in the 1980 Nojeh coup plot (Shahrokhi uprising). He was tasked with targeting the residence of Ruhollah Khomeini during the operation but was arrested following the plot's discovery. He was subsequently executed by the Islamic Republic and buried in Section 41 of Behesht-e Zahra cemetery.
سرگرد فرخزاد جهانگیری، خلبان فانتوم نیروی هوایی شاهنشاهی ایران بود که در جریان کودتای نوژه (قیام شاهرخی) در تیر ۱۳۵۹ مشارکت داشت. او مأموریت داشت تا در این عملیات منزل روحالله خمینی را هدف قرار دهد، اما پس از افشای طرح کودتا، بازداشت و تیرباران شد. مزار او در قطعه ۴۱ بهشت زهرای تهران، معروف به زمین سوخته، قرار دارد.
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VIDEO
A memorial video showing the dilapidated graves in Section 41 of Behesht-e Zahra, known as the 'Burnt Land,' where Imperial Iranian Army officers executed after the Nojeh coup are buried.
A portrait of Major Pilot Farrokhzad Jahangiri, an Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom pilot involved in the 1980 Nojeh coup attempt to target the residence of Ruhollah Khomeini.
A portrait of Major Pilot Farrokhzad Jahangiri alongside a newspaper clipping quoting his defiant final words before his execution by the Islamic Republic.
A memorial image showing Major Farrokhzad Jahangiri in his Imperial Iranian Air Force flight suit alongside a photo from his detention prior to his execution following the 1980 Nojeh coup plot.